Wordless Wednesday: Bubbles!!!

What could be more fun than bubbles?! My homemade bubble wand and bubbles didn’t work out as well as I would have liked, but Cinco and Manna loved it. This week, rather than my usual trick of playing with the cats with one hand while simultaneously taking pictures of them with the other hand, Dave (my husband) took the pictures.

Manna could barely wait for the bubbles to leave the wand before she attacked them.

Get those bubbles Manna!

Cinco felt that the bubbles were a dirty nasty trick. He sniffed one and it popped, squirting him with soapy water. “These things are not to be trusted.” – Cinco

“Where did it go? It was here a second ago…”

“I will get you, you strange magical orb!” – Manna

Manna getting ready to pounce the bubbles.

“I wonder if I can catch it on my paw…” – Manna

Did you hear that we’re moving?

Playful Kitty is moving to self-hosting! I’ve been very busy designing the new site at http://www.playfulkitty.net . It is coming along great and we should be ready to completely transfer over by next week.  Playful Kitty’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+ accounts will not be changing. You will need to visit the new site to subscribe to the new Playful Kitty by WordPress reader, Bloglovin’, or email. All of those subscribe buttons are already functioning on the new site if you want to subscribe now (excuse my mess if you do visit).

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Playful Kitty Puzzle: Feline Obesity

Come play a game with Playful Kitty, then play a game with your kitty!

On Monday we explored feline obesity and what we can do to keep our cats healthy. Try to take the time to play a fun and game like catch the red dot and chase the feather toy with your kitty today. You could even try “What’s in the bag?” To play this game you will need a paper bag, a cellphone on vibrate (or other device that can move or vibrate when controlled remotely), and a second phone. Place the cellphone that is on vibrate inside the paper bag on the floor near where the cat is sitting.  Then you step away from the bag and use the second phone to call the phone that is inside the bag. As the phone vibrates it will rattle the bag and set the cat’s curiosity in motion. Watch as your cat stalks the “prey” inside the paper bag. Cats love games that exercise their hunting skills! When it comes to exercise, 20 minutes per day can keep obesity away!

To play choose one of these options:

1. Click on the image of the puzzle and print it from your browser.
2. Right click on the image. Select “Save As” and save the image to your computer. Print as an image or place it onto a word document to print it.
3. Download the PDF version of the puzzle and print from Adobe Acrobat. Click the following link to use the PDF version: Feline Obesity Word Search.pdf

Want the Answers?

Just send us an email at robinsplayfulkittles@hotmail.com with the subject line “Feline Obesity” and we’ll send you the answer key.  🙂

Playful Kitty Puzzle: Cat Breeds II

Saturday is Puzzle Day!

Today’s word search highlights 18 different breeds of cat! We love all kitties here at Playful Kitty. Come and play our game with us!

To play choose one of these options:

1. Click on the image of the puzzle and print it from your browser.
2. Right click on the image. Select “Save As” and save the image to your computer. Print as an image or place it onto a word document to print it.
3. Download the PDF version of the puzzle and print from Adobe Acrobat. Click the following link to use the PDF version: Cat Breeds II Word Search.pdf

Want the Answers?

Just send us an email at robinsplayfulkittles@hotmail.com with the subject line “Cat Breeds II” and we’ll send you the answer key.  🙂

Fun Games for Playful Kitties

Screen capture from Cat Fishing 2.

Cinco discovered some really cool games last night and he really wanted to share his experience. It is amazing what you can find on the internet (we’re probably a little behind around here).  Friskies made a handful of games to play on your smartphone or tablet that are  just for cats! When you start the game colorful shapes swim, flutter, wiggle, and twitch across the screen. The object of the game is for cats to “catch” as many of the objects as they can by touching them on the screen.  The game will even keep score so your cat can try and beat their record.  All of the games are free to download at http://gamesforcats.com .

Note: Screen protectors are a good investment if you are going to use these games with your cat.

Back to Cinco

As usual,  he was assisting me with researching topics to put on Playful Kitty.  He’s a pretty good assistant; he keeps my lap warm and gives me massages from time to time. When I came across Games for Cats I thought I would download one for him on my phone and see what he thought of it.

At first I downloaded Cat Fishing 2 as this app had the highest rating. Once Cinco was on the floor and I got the game turned on, I placed the phone on the floor in front of him. He was immediately intrigued, though slightly confused that my phone had become so interesting. It didn’t take long for him to figure out how to play the game. He LOVED it! He pawed the screen, tried to bite the screen, moved the phone around along the ground, flipped the phone over a couple of times, and I had to rescue my phone as he tried to pick it up in his mouth and carry it away (to where, I’m not certain).  I’m sure this game would be even more fun on a tablet or something with a larger screen.

What is this cool thing?

Got ya fishy!

Perhaps a little taste…

Maybe the fish are on the other side of this thing.

Now I’m racking up the points!

Can’t Forget Manna

Next I tried to get Manna involved. She is the more aggressive of the two cats so I thought she would really enjoy it.  She had been sleeping on the couch and placed the phone (game running) on the couch next to her.  Perhaps she was just sleepy, but the fish didn’t seem to interest her much. Cinco came running to the couch to play the game some more.

If she’s not gonna play, I will!

Then I decided to download one of the newer games – Happy Wings.  I figured that Manna may like the birds better and she did. She still didn’t really play the game, but she watched the screen very intently. Cinco loved this game as well. The only complaint I have about either game is that there is nothing in the programming that keeps the phone from going to sleep. The cats would be watching the game and all of the sudden the screen would go black. Make sure to adjust the timing on the power save option with your phone before playing!

I’m taking this thing with me!

Mom! Turn it back on! We were watching that!

I love the birdies too!

Playful Kitty Puzzle: Things Cats Like To Play With

Time for Another Game with Playful Kitty!

Playful Kitty has created a word scramble based on the favorite toys of cats! Rearrange the letters onto the blanks to spell different things that cats like to play with.  To play choose one of these options:

1. Click on the image of the puzzle and print it from your browser.
2. Right click on the image. Select “Save As” and save the image to your computer. Print as an image or place it onto a word document to print it.
3. Download the PDF version of the puzzle and print from Adobe Acrobat. Click the following link to use the PDF version: Things That Cats Like to Play With Scramble.pdf
   

Want the answers?

Just send an email with the subject line “Answers to Things Cats Like to Play With” to  robinsplayfulkitties@hotmail.com .